Overview

Teaching experience is an integral part of the PhD Program in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics, and doctoral students are strongly encouraged to do some teaching from the second year. Successful completion of teaching entitles to a fifth year in the program.

A specially designed course program, the Stockholm Doctoral Course Program in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (SDPE), is organized by SSE jointly with Stockholm University for our doctoral students in Economics and Finance.

A dissertation from this program typically consists of several essays in one or several fields of financial economics, which are expected to be suitable for publication in international scientific journals – the main channel for communicating research results. A strong track record of placing our graduates in leading academic institutions around the world reflects the strengths of the program and the dedication of our faculty to support our doctoral students.

We have specialized research areas in:

Asset Pricing and Financial Econometrics
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Finance and Contract Theory
Derivatives and Risk Management
Household Finance
Law and Finance and Corporate Governance
Market Microstructure
Mathematical Finance
Real Estate

Accreditation

EQUIS

Programme Structure

YEAR 1

SDPE mandatory courses (45 ECTS):

Microeconomics I
Microeconomics II
Mathematics I
Mathematics II
Econometrics I
Econometrics II

Mandatory Finance course (15 ECTS):

Theoretical Corporate Finance
Theoretical Asset Pricing

YEAR 2

Mandatory Finance courses (22.5 ECTS):

Empirical Asset Pricing
Empirical Corporate Finance
Topics in Finance

Elective Finance courses (22.5 ECTS)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Finance

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A university level degree and one year of Master level studies or the equivalent.
At least three semesters of economics or finance courses (90 ECTS) including a thesis worth at least 15 ECTS
GRE test
Proof of proficiency in English
Motivation & supporting attachments

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.

All admitted students receive a scholarship from the SSE, and are guaranteed funding throughout the PhD program.

Living costs for Stockholm

9668 - 17248 SEK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

All admitted PhD students receive a scholarship from the SSE, and are guaranteed funding throughout the PhD program, conditional upon satisfactory performance as determined by the faculty. The current scholarship amount is SEK 21 000 per month.

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